27 Jun Separated
TL;DR After nearly seven years of marriage, Amy and I have separated and will be divorced soon. She moved out a month ago yesterday. We’ve been together for almost 15 years - we grew up in the same area and even went...
19 Feb Pivoting to Happiness
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First, I want to thank everyone (all 156,000+ people) who read and shared my story, “I Can’t Do This Anymore”. The outpouring of support and hearing how my post helped them or even changed their life has been absolutely and literally awesome....
07 Feb I Can’t Do This Anymore
Running a company (multiple companies) for 16 years is hard - running a company by yourself is even harder - running a company while dealing with depression is impossible. I'm just one person. I have a personal life; a family, a home,...
18 Dec We’ve Cured Cancer!
One of the foundations Amy and I support is BeatNB, a non-profit organization which raises awareness and funding for pediatric (children's) cancer research; more specifically, Neuroblastoma. Recently, USA Today did a story on Will Lacey, the founder of BeatNB's son. Grab a...
20 Aug Side Project No. 1,246 – Las Vegas eSports / Tech Compound
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Recently, I was retained to locate a buyer/lessee for an innovative tech compound here in Las Vegas. When I first walked this place I was in awe - the quality of the renovations were top-notch, and the place was massive! You could...
19 Aug Dealflow! Investors Only.
Last week, with great success, I sent out an email to 150+ active investors that I've engaged with in some capacity in the past 2 years. Together we closed two of the open deals, and have 4 new leads that I've connected...
07 Aug What’s the Difference Between a Mentor and an Advisor?
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I’ve been actively involved in mentoring and advising startups for the last 8 years, and while I think they are vitally important to the success of founders, I’ve observed others who I felt were abusing this privilege or position for personal gain,...
27 May A Startup Week In Boulder
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In April, I accepted a position at Iron Yard Ventures managing our new Hospitality and Gaming Accelerator in Downtown Las Vegas. The new role comes with perks such as access to invite-only events. So, I used up my travel budget (another perk of the...
06 Apr Onward and Upward
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I’m incredibly excited to announce that I’ve joined Iron Yard Ventures as Managing Director of their new Accelerator in Las Vegas! (what’s an accelerator?) I’ve been obsessed with building great companies throughout my career. Whether founding, mentoring or investing in early-stage startups, my...
01 Mar What’s Next for Laicos
This article was originally published on the Laicos blog on March 1, 2016. We’ve decided to shift our focus from a Startup Studio to helping entrepreneurs start their businesses instead. We’ve sold the majority of our IP, our staff has been re-employed, we’re subletting our...